If i lived nearby, I'd be there for your talk.  Will it be recorded?
If not, why not?  Let us know what happens.
Arianne Laidlaw
Sacramento


On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 1:27 PM, Kent Rasmussen
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> On Sunday, September 22, I'll be speaking about Dear Mark Twain: Letters =
> from His Readers at Vroman's bookstore in Pasadena, Calif. My talk will =
> begin shortly after 4:00 pm. Vroman's is located at 695 E. Colorado =
> Boulevard, very near the well-known Pasadena Playhouse. For further =
> information, see http://www.penusa.org/go-west-reading-series-2
>
> It would be wonderful to see some of you there, but at the moment, I =
> can't think of a single Forum member who lives near Pasadena. I live 50 =
> miles from there myself. I didn't even want to drive to Pasadena to see =
> Val Kilmer perform his "Citizen Twain" show. On the plus side, my show =
> won't charge admission.
>
> Incidentally, I'd love to hear from people who have read Dear Mark =
> Twain. The book has been out for nearly six months now, and I get the =
> impression that it is misperceived as little more than a collection of =
> frivolous fan letters. This, despite the fact that the first page of its =
> introduction states, "This volume is not a collection of `fan mail,' but =
> rather a broadly representative cross section of the wide range of =
> opinions, feelings, and subjects expressed in all the letters Clemens =
> received from readers." Oh, well ... I'm sure I'm not the first author =
> who feels his books are misunderstood.
>
> Kent
>



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Arianne Laidlaw A '58